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December 1, 2008

The world's top 25 soccer clubs, Dec. 1, 2008

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We're back and better than ever, after a two week absence that actually lasted three weeks (you have MLS Cup to thank for that. Covering U.S. soccer is a very consuming effort, but somebody's got to do it). But a lot has happened so let's get to it:

1 (1). FC Barcelona
Since we last met, Barcelona has been next to perfect, winning four games and drawing one. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, FC Barcelona, Juventus, Liverpool, Manchester United, NY Red Bulls, Real Madrid, Top 25 Clubs, aston villa

November 10, 2008

The world's top 25 soccer clubs, Nov. 10, 2008

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Due to the labor-intensive effort involved with putting together this list, Soccer Source's Top 25 will skip next week's edition. But first, this week's list! Read on:

1 (1). FC Barcelona
Barca inexplicably dropped points to FC Basel at home in the Champions League, though the game was largely irrelevant seeing as the Catalonian club qualified for the quarterfinals anyway and likely would have even if they had lost that game. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Arsenal, Benfica, Celtic, Chelsea, Chivas de Guadelajara, FC Barcelona, Inter Milan, Juventus, Liverpool, Manchester United, NY Red Bulls, Real Madrid, Top 25 Clubs

November 3, 2008

The world's top 25 soccer clubs, Nov. 3, 2008

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With Liverpool, last week's No. 1 team, losing last week the top spot was up for grabs. But who to move into it? Read on and you'll see.

1 (2). FC Barcelona
They were second going into last week, they won both games they played (at Benidorm in the Copa del Rey and at Malaga), so it only makes sense that Barcelona are, in our humble opinion (some would say it's not so humble but they obviously are just jealous), the best soccer club in the world at present. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Benfica, Boca Juniors, Celtic, Chelsea, FC Barcelona, Inter Milan, Juventus, Liverpool, Manchester United, NY Red Bulls, Real Madrid, Top 25 Clubs

October 27, 2008

The world's top 25 soccer clubs, Oct. 27, 2008

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The Soccer Source Ranking Committee faced a crucial dilemma, with last week's top three teams all dropping points in their games. What would we do? Read on to find out.

1 (Last Week: 7). Liverpool
Okay, we admit it. Liverpool is a good team. Very good in fact. How good? The first team to win at Stamford Bridge in 86 games good. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Arsenal, Benfica, Boca Juniors, Celtic, Chelsea, Chivas de Guadelajara, FC Barcelona, Inter Milan, Liverpool, Manchester United, NY Red Bulls, Real Madrid, Top 25 Clubs

October 20, 2008

The world's top 25 soccer clubs, Oct. 20, 2008

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Well that was a boring two weeks, wasn't it? Or would you really rather watch national teams slog it out against mediocre competition than see the best club teams compete against each other? We didn't think so. There was one round of games for most teams after the international break. Let's take a look at what happened:

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Tags: Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, Bayern Munich, Boca Juniors, Celtic, FC Barcelona, Inter Milan, Juventus, Liverpool, Manchester United, NY Red Bulls, Real Madrid, Top 25 Clubs

October 5, 2008

The world's top 25 soccer clubs, Oct. 6, 2008

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Welcome to the last Top 25 before a two week break for international competition. It was a very interesting week, with several top 10 teams losing key matches. How would that affect matters? Let's take a look:

1. (Last week: 1). Chelsea
This one is still pretty easy. The undisputed No. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Arsenal, Bayern Munich, COPA SUDAMERICANA, Celtic, Chelsea, FC Barcelona, Inter Milan, Liverpool, Manchester United, NY Red Bulls, Real Madrid, Top 25 Clubs

September 29, 2008

The world's top 25 soccer clubs, Sept. 29, 2008

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Neither wind nor rain nor stock market crashes nor presidential debates could keep the Top 25 ranking committee from convening for its weekly session. Sure, we're a bit late (we know you like to have these things in your inbox Monday morning so you can kick off the "work" week in fashion) but we make up for it with an extremely high quality edition of the rankings--even by our absurdly high standards. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Arsenal, CFR Cluj, Celtic, Chelsea, Espanyol Barcelona, FC Barcelona, Inter Milan, Italian Soccer, Liverpool, Manchester United, NY Red Bulls, Real Madrid, Sporting Gijon, Stamford Bridge, Top 25 Clubs, pompey, real betis

September 22, 2008

The world's top 25 soccer clubs, Sept. 22, 2008

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As we approach the one year anniversary of the Top 25, the Soccer Source ranking committee was faced with arguably our toughest task yet: deciding this week's #1. The identity of the top club was of course cast into doubt after last week's #1 was outplayed and outcoached for large portions of yesterday's game, which came against a team that did not even field its best player. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Arsenal, Bayern Munich, CFR Cluj, Celtic, Chelsea, FC Barcelona, Girondins Bordeaux, Inter Milan, Juventus, Lecce, Liverpool, Man United, Manchester United, NY Red Bulls, Panathinaikos, Real Madrid, Top 25 Clubs, Werder Bremen, best player, blowout, matchday, pompey, soccer world

September 15, 2008

The world's top 25 soccer clubs, Sept. 15, 2008

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1. (Last week: 1). Chelsea
Hey, what happened to all the Man Utd fans who were complaining because their team wasn't #1? The Soccer Source ranking committee once again proved its mettle with the choice of Chelsea, which is suddenly not looking very controversial after Blues saw off Man. City Saturday. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Boca Juniors, CD Numancia, Chelsea, Claudio Ranieri, FC Barcelona, Girondins Bordeaux, Inter Milan, Juventus, Liverpool, Man City, Manchester United, NY Red Bulls, Panathinaikos, Real Madrid, Top 25 Clubs, arsene, racing santander

September 7, 2008

The world's top 25 soccer clubs, Sept. 7, 2008

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The rankings are back after a one week delay, due to an executive member of the ranking committee being on holiday. With the national teams taking center stage this weekend it allowed us some time to catch up. While the top quarter of the table didn't change much, there was ample movement in the middle third. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: AC Milan, Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Berbatov, COPA SUDAMERICANA, Chelsea, FC Barcelona, Galatasaray, Girondins Bordeaux, Gremio, Inter Milan, Juventus, Liverpool, Man City, Manchester City, Manchester United, NY Red Bulls, Real Madrid, Robinho, Sir Alex, Top 25 Clubs, Villareal, old trafford

August 26, 2008

The World's Top 25 Soccer Clubs, Aug. 25, 2008

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This week's Top 25 is delayed because we wanted to wait for the outcome of the Manchester United - Portsmouth game. It's largely more of the same, though (which can be expected at this early stage of the season). But because we know how badly you want it, we're going to give it to you now rather than withhold gratification any longer:

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August 18, 2008

The world's top 25 soccer clubs, Aug. 18, 2008

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And so, it begins. The offseason, if we even had one, is now officially over. EPL clubs are back at it, the Champions League qualifiers are in the final round and the hottie interns have left the office to return to campus. The signs, in other words, are everywhere: summer is ending. But don't be sad. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Boca Juniors, Chelsea, FC Barcelona, FC Porto, Inter Milan, Juventus, Liverpool, Manchester United, NY Red Bulls, Real Madrid, Red Devils, Top 25 Clubs, community shield, dramatic fashion, felipe scolari, offseason, pompey, season opener

August 6, 2008

Soccer Source Preseason Top 25

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With August upon us, it is time to declare the off-season in top club soccer effectively over. Yes, the main leagues in Europe have not started yet, many of the world's biggest-name clubs are off on barnstorming tours or playing largely meaningless friendlies, Champions League, UEFA Cup and Copa Sudamericana are still in qualification stages and there are undoubtedly several transfers that are close to fulfillment that could still shift the balance of power in world soccer. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: COPA SUDAMERICANA, Club Soccer, John Terry, Man United, NY Red Bulls, Olympics, Premiership, Ronaldo, Top 25 Clubs, UEFA Cup, World Soccer, community shield

July 8, 2008

The World's Top 50 Soccer Clubs

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Summertime, and the living is easy--unless of course you have to play UEFA Cup qualifiers, follow MLS or (in this instance) make restitution for not putting together a Top 25 list in many months. But now is the perfect time to take a long, last look at last season's top clubs. Except, we didn't feel a Top 25 was sufficient. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Benfica, Bernd Schuster, Celtic, Chelsea, Copa del Rey, FC Porto, Fenerbahce, John Terry, Juventus, Liverpool, Manchester United, NY Red Bulls, Real Madrid, Top 25 Clubs, Van Nistelrooy, group stage, robben, yellow card

March 10, 2008

The World's Top 25 Soccer Clubs, March 10, 2008

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First of all, please check out the new ASN, which (along with my real job and basic human needs such as sleep) is what has been keeping me from my Soccer Source duties. As for the Top 25, it was a very telling week, with the UEFA Champions League proving the worth of many rankings, while debunking others. Click to continue reading...
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March 3, 2008

The World's Top 25 Soccer Clubs, March 3, 2008

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It's been a very busy week for the Soccer Source crew (that would be me) for reasons that are utterly unimportant to you so I won't waste your time with them. Instead, I will delve right into what you came here for: the top 25...

1. (1) Manchester United. Won at Craven Cottage, as might have been expected, to close the gap with l'Arse to a single point. Click to continue reading...
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February 25, 2008

The World's Top 25 Soccer Clubs, Feb. 25, 2008

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Liverpool's shocking victory over Inter meant there would be room at the top of the Top 25 list. But who to move into it? Read on to find out...

1. (2) Manchester United. Yes, it's the Red Devils. More by default than anything else, but hey somebody needs to fill the top spot. Man. U do it for the second time this season. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Chivas de Guadelajara, FC Barcelona, FC Porto, Glasgow Rangers, Inter Milan, Juventus, Liverpool, Manchester United, NY Red Bulls, Real Madrid, Top 25 Clubs

February 18, 2008

The World's Top 25 Soccer Clubs, Feb. 18, 2008

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The return of continental play (Copa Libertadores and UEFA Cup) last week threw open a large portion of the Top 25. With Champions League games on the docket for this week, things are about to get even more interesting. But here is where we stand today:

1. (1) Inter Milan. The undisputed No. Click to continue reading...
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February 11, 2008

The World's Top 25 Soccer Clubs, Feb. 11, 2008

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The plot thickened this week as several top teams were put to the test. Most passed by the slimmest of margins, while not impressing (Chelsea, Bayern). One did not even get that far. Read on.

1. (1) Inter Milan. Saw off Catania Calcio yesterday, winning 2-0 on second half goals by Esteban Cambiasso and David Suazo. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Chivas de Guadelajara, FC Barcelona, FC Porto, Glasgow Rangers, Inter Milan, Juventus, Manchester United, NY Red Bulls, Top 25 Clubs, club america

February 4, 2008

The World's Top 25 Soccer Clubs, Feb. 4, 2008

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First of all, congratulations to the New York Giants, winners of last night's Super Bowl XLII. A great triumph for the city of New York (our first championship since 9/11) and an event that unfortunately had more than indirect effects on the delay of this week's Top 25. But speaking of the real football, there were several changes to the rankings (again) this week. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, FC Barcelona, FC Porto, Glasgow Rangers, Inter Milan, Juventus, Manchester United, NY Red Bulls, Real Madrid, Top 25 Clubs, club america

January 28, 2008

The World's Top 25 Soccer Clubs, Jan. 28, 2008

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Things just got very interesting in the Top 25, with many top-ranked teams playing down to their competition or worse. Would it be enough to affect major changes? Let's take a look:

1. (2) Manchester United. It has come to this. Sir Alex' men become the fifth #1 team of record (the others were, in chronological order Real Madrid, Barcelona, Arsenal and Inter) thanks to a win over a pesky Spurs side yesterday. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, FC Barcelona, FC Porto, Inter Milan, Juventus, Manchester United, NY Red Bulls, Real Madrid, River Plate, Top 25 Clubs

January 20, 2008

The World's Top 25 Soccer Clubs, Jan. 21, 2008

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Welcome to the 20th edition of the Top 25. Lots of action this week so let's get to it:

1. (1) Inter Milan. Dismantled Reggina at midweek, then struggled to beat Parma yesterday, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic converting a penalty in the 88th minute to level matters before following up with the winner in the 92nd. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, FC Barcelona, FC Porto, Inter Milan, Juventus, Liverpool, Manchester United, NY Red Bulls, Top 25 Clubs, club america

January 14, 2008

The World's Top 25 Soccer Clubs, Jan. 14, 2008

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Italy's Serie A returned to action last week, meaning that the Bundesliga is the only major European league (at least the ones that I follow) still on its winter break. The Germans will be back in action soon enough. In the meantime, there was plenty of other stuff that went down. Here's how it affected the rankings:

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January 7, 2008

The World's Top 25 Soccer Clubs, Jan. 7, 2008

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Some more diversity of games than the steady stream of English/Scottish stuff we've had in the past two weeks: Spanish, Portuguese and Greek leagues returned to action with Turkish and French cups getting underway. Mexican teams were even back at it in the Interliga competition. Very few surprises, however, so the impact on the Top 25 was insignificant.

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Tags: Arsenal, Bayern Munich, FC Barcelona, FC Porto, Inter Milan, Juventus, Liverpool, Manchester United, NY Red Bulls, Real Madrid, Top 25 Clubs

December 31, 2007

The World's Top 25 Soccer Clubs, Dec. 31, 2007

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This is it! The final list of the year! Obviously not that much changed since last week, with English and Scottish Premiership squads and the odd Greek team the only ones playing competitive games this week. There was drama galore in the EPL of course. How did that affect the rankings? Uh, not all that much. Click to continue reading...
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December 24, 2007

The World's Top 25 Soccer Clubs, Dec. 24, 2007

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Happy holidays and welcome to the year's penultimate Top 25 List. All is quiet in Latin America, but it was quite a weekend in Europe, with the Real-Barca and Inter-Milan games both taking place today. How did that affect things? Let's see to find out:

1. (1) Inter Milan. Beat Reggina in a cup tie and overcame AC Milan in the derby match yesterday. Click to continue reading...
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December 17, 2007

The World's Top 25 Soccer Clubs, Dec. 17, 2007

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A massive week for club soccer, with the conclusion of FIFA's Club World Cup, the end of the UEFA Champions League group stage and the Big Four showdown in the Premiership. Read on:

1. (1) Inter Milan. The world's undisputed #1 team beat Eindhoven in a meaningless Champions League game, then won at Cagliari yesterday. Click to continue reading...
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December 10, 2007

The World's Top 25 Soccer Clubs, Dec. 10, 2007

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I made some adjustments this week because I noticed certain teams in the list were ahead of ones they trailed in their domestic league standings. While this is due to happen for a number of reasons, I felt it should be adjusted at this time, especially in the Premiership where all "Big Three" teams have done well in the Champions League and with one exception (Chelsea's loss at Old Trafford back on Sept. Click to continue reading...
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December 3, 2007

The World's Top 25 Soccer Clubs, Dec. 3, 2007

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Lots and lots o' action this week, including top games in Italy and Germany, not to mention all the midweek Champions League and UEFA Cup action. One champion was crowned in Argentina, with a second perhaps to follow later this week. Let's get to it:

1. (1) Inter Milan. Beat Fenerbahce in the Champs League Tuesday and won impressively at Fiorentina on the weekend. Click to continue reading...
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November 26, 2007

The World's Top 25 Clubs, Nov. 26, 2007

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And we're back. Last week we were faced with a dearth of games resulting in little movement over the week before. This week, most teams only played once (and incidentally, most on the list won) leading to only slight re-shuffling. Expect that to change, with a full slate of Champions League, UEFA Cup and domestic league action in Europe this week. Click to continue reading...
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November 19, 2007

The World's Top 25 Clubs, Nov. 19, 2007

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With all the drama in UEFA and CONMEBOL qualifying, not to mention in the MLS Cup, it would have been easy to forget about this list this week. I didn't though. There was enough action to put together the rankings, though as might be expected the top spots didn't change much.

1. (1) Inter Milan. Idle. Next game is Saturday at Atalanta. Click to continue reading...
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November 12, 2007

The World's Top 25 Clubs, Nov. 12, 2007

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Lots of action this week, as the Champions League, UEFA Cup and Copa Sudamericana all held full slates of games. There were several upsets, especially in yesterday's domestic action. How did that affect things? Let's take a look:

1. (1) Inter Milan. Retained the top spot by virtue of their defeat of CSKA Moscow in midweek Champions League action. Click to continue reading...
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November 11, 2007

Call To Footy Bloggers: Participate In A New Top 25 Consensus Poll!

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Readers of this blog are of course familiar with its signature piece (or one of them), the weekly ranking of the world's top 25 soccer clubs. It turns out mine is not the only such ranking in the blogosphere. Rankings of the top European clubs abound (if you're a soccer fan in New York you're no doubt familiar with Ives' site, which does one such ranking). Click to continue reading...
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November 5, 2007

The World's Top 25 Clubs, Nov. 5, 2007

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And we're back. A crazy week with lots of action, including games where teams from last week's Top 25 faced off and, more often than not, tied. But not all ties are equal, as we shall see:

1. (2) Inter Milan. Their tie at Juventus was the right outcome from the balance of play, according to ESPNsoccernet.com's report of that top-of-the-table clash in Serie A. Click to continue reading...
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October 31, 2007

Midweek Games Feature Another Goal By Freddy, Few Surprises

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With three exceptions, Soccer Source's Top 25 clubs all held serve today. Rather than regurgitate all the results (which you can do yourself) how about focusing on the surprises:

#12 Benfica 1, Setubal 2
Yes, Freddy Adu scored again for Benfica (but this time it was on a penalty. Still if Freddy is taking their penalties that must be a good sign! Click to continue reading...
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